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Numbers 20 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Water from the Rock

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolWater from the Rock

rock and waterrockstaffpeoplewater and jar

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGod Gives Water

WATER → picture 2ROCK → picture 4ROD → picture 1ANIMALS → picture 3

Grade 1Listen to God

God said, Speak to the rock. → picture 2Moses hit the rock. → picture 4Water came out. → picture 5People and animals drank. → picture 1Aaron went up the mountain. → picture 3

Order:

1. No water at Kadesh2. Moses and Aaron pray3. God says speak to the rock4. Moses strikes the rock; water gushes out

Grade 2Moses and the Rock

  1. What did the people not have? Water (circle)
  2. What did God tell Moses to do? Talk to the rock (circle)
  3. What did Moses do? He hit the rock two times.
  4. Who drank the water? Everyone (circle)
  5. What would Moses not do? Lead the people into the new land
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Grade 3Speak to the Rock

  1. Who died at Kadesh? Miriam
  2. What did God tell Moses to do to the rock? Speak to it
  3. How many times did Moses strike the rock? Twice
  4. Why could Moses and Aaron not bring the people into the land? They didn't believe in God to show He is holy.
  5. Who became priest after Aaron? Eleazar, his son
1: No water at Kadesh2: Moses and Aaron pray3: God says speak to the rock4: Moses strikes the rock; water gushes out
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Grade 4When Leaders Fail

  1. Who died at Kadesh? Miriam
  2. How was Moses' action different from God's command? God said speak to the rock, but Moses struck it twice.
  3. What did God say Moses and Aaron failed to do? Believe Him and show His holiness to the people
  4. What happened to Aaron's priestly clothes? They were placed on Eleazar.

Word bank: 1. Kadesh; 2. water; 3. rock; 4. Moses; 5. God

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5The Waters of Meribah

  1. What did the people complain about? No water, and no seed, figs, vines, or pomegranates
  2. What did God tell Moses to do? Take the rod and speak to the rock before their eyes
  3. What reason did God give for Moses and Aaron not entering? They didn't believe in Him, to sanctify Him in Israel's eyes.
  4. What does Meribah mean? Quarreling
  5. What does 1 Corinthians 10:4 say about the rock? The rock was Christ.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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